by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Houston, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UH competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The UH women’s softball team fields 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 87. The most recent cohort included 92 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports UH sponsors, softball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chrissy Schoonmaker.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UH women’s softball program reported $1,451,384 in revenue against $1,451,384 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $14,886 in operating expense per athlete, or $327,492 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, softball grades out ahead at 987.
When UH earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.